Getting Started: Creating the Onboarding Journey

The Onboarding Journey is our recommended base collection of checks that will help you track how complete your mapping of your engineering environment is. Matching Applications with Components, attaching Owners, and assigning Teams are the Base Mapping milestone.

Estimated Time: 10 minutes

Step 1: Create the Journey

1. Navigate to Journeys in the top navigation bar.

2. Click the "Add Journey" button to open the Journey creation page.

Step 2: Configure Journey Details

1. Enter "Onboarding Journey" as the Journey name.

2. Add a description (optional). This helps your team understand the purpose of the Journey.

Step 3: Set Up Checks

Below the Journey details, you'll see the Checks section with a "Select Check" dropdown.

Check 1: Application Has Owner Check

1. Click "Select Check" and choose Application Has Owner Check.

2. Configure scoring:

   • Has: 25 points
   • Does Not Have: 0 points

Check 2: Has Description Check

1. Click "Add New Check" button.

2. Select Has Description Check.

3. Configure the check:

   • Target: Select "Application"
   • Has: 25 points
   • Does Not Have: 0 points

Check 3: Has Relationship Check (Application Has Component)

1. Click "Add New Check" button.

2. Select Has Relationship Check.

3. Configure the check:

   • Check Type: Select "Exists"
   • Target: Select "Component"
   • Relationship Type: Select "Application Has Component"
   • Has: 25 points
   • Does Not Have: 0 points

Check 4: Has Relationship Check (Team Supports Application)

1. Click "Add New Check" button.

2. Select Has Relationship Check.

3. Configure the check:

   • Check Type: Select "Exists"
   • Target: Select "Application"
   • Relationship Type: Select "Team Supports Application"
   • Has: 25 points
   • Does Not Have: 0 points

Step 4: Apply Journey to Applications

Under the "Entities" section, select "Apply to All Applications" to run this Journey against all applications in your account.

Step 5: Save the Journey

Click "Save" to create your Onboarding Journey.

Step 6: Run the Journey

Once saved, you'll be redirected to the Journey Details view. To start the Journey running automatically:

1. Click "Run Journey" in the top right, located under the Overall Score card.

2. From here, your Journey will run automatically on a regular schedule. When data is added or changed on Applications and Components, the Journey score will be updated accordingly.

What This Journey Measures

This set of checks is a base Onboarding Journey that measures:

• How well Applications and Components have been mapped together
• Whether Applications have ownership assigned
• Whether Applications have correct descriptions
• Whether Applications are linked to supporting Teams

This will set you on your way to getting up and running with your DevGrid account and establishing a solid foundation for more advanced maturity assessments.